Common use of Decisions of the Steering Committee Clause in Contracts

Decisions of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall be free to act on its own initiative to formulate proposals and take decisions in accordance with the procedures set out herein. The following decisions shall be taken by the Steering Committee: Content, finances and intellectual property rights - Proposals for changes to the Grant Agreement to be agreed by the Funding Authority - Changes to the Consortium Plan - Modifications to Attachment 1 (Background Included) - Additions to Attachment 3 (List of Third Parties for simplified transfer according to Section 8.3.2) - Additions to Attachment 4 (Identified Affiliated Entities) Evolution of the consortium - Entry of a new Party to the consortium and approval of the settlement on the conditions of the accession of such a new Party - Withdrawal of a Party from the consortium and the approval of the settlement on the conditions of the withdrawal - Identification of a breach by a Party of its obligations under this Consortium Agreement or the Grant Agreement - Declaration of a Party to be a Defaulting Party - Remedies to be performed by a Defaulting Party - Termination of a Defaulting Party’s participation in the consortium and measures relating thereto - Proposal to the Funding Authority for a change of the Coordinator - Proposal to the Funding Authority for suspension of all or part of the Project - Proposal to the Funding Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Appointments - Agree on the Secretariat, upon a proposal by the Coordinator. In the case of abolished tasks as a result of a decision of the Steering Committee, Members shall rearrange the tasks of the Parties concerned. Such rearrangement shall take into consideration the legitimate commitments taken prior to the decisions, which cannot be cancelled.

Decisions of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee committee shall be free to act on its own initiative to formulate proposals and take decisions in accordance with the procedures set out herein. The following decisions shall be taken by the Steering Committeecommittee: Content, finances and intellectual property rights - − Proposals for changes to Annexes 1 (description of the Project) and 2 (estimated budget) of the Grant Agreement to be agreed by the Funding Granting Authority - − Changes to the Consortium Plan - − Modifications to or withdrawal of Background in Attachment 1 (Background Included) - − Additions to Attachment 3 (List of Third Parties for simplified transfer according to Section 8.3.2) - − Additions to Attachment 4 (Identified Affiliated Entitiesentities under the same control) Evolution of the consortium - − Entry of a new Party to the consortium Project and approval of the settlement on the conditions of the accession of such a new Party - − Withdrawal of a Party from the consortium Project and the approval of the settlement on the conditions of the withdrawal - − Proposal to the Granting Authority for a change of the Coordinator − Proposal to the Granting Authority for suspension of all or part of the Project − Proposal to the Granting Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Breach, defaulting party status and litigation − Identification of a breach by a Party of its obligations under this Consortium Agreement or the Grant Agreement - − Declaration of a Party to be a Defaulting Party - − Remedies to be performed by a Defaulting Party - − Termination of a Defaulting Party’s participation in the consortium and measures relating thereto - Proposal − Steps to be taken for litigation purposes and the Funding Authority for a change coverage of litigation costs in case of joint claims of the Coordinator - Proposal to the Funding Authority for suspension of all or part parties of the Project - Proposal to the Funding Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Appointments - Agree on the Secretariat, upon consortium against a proposal by the Party (Section 7.1.4) Coordinator. In the case of abolished tasks as a result of a decision of the Steering Committee, Members shall rearrange the tasks of the Parties concerned. Such rearrangement shall take into consideration the legitimate commitments taken prior to the decisions, which cannot be cancelled.

Decisions of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall be free to act on its own initiative to formulate proposals and take decisions in accordance with the procedures set out herein. The following decisions shall be taken by the Steering Committee: Content, finances and intellectual property rights - Proposals for changes to Annexes 1 and 2 of the Grant Agreement to be agreed by the Funding Authority - Changes to the Consortium Plan - Modifications to Attachment 1 (Background Included) - Additions to Attachment 3 (List of Third Parties for simplified transfer according to Section 8.3.2) - Additions to Attachment 4 (Identified Affiliated Entities) Evolution of the consortium - Entry of a new Party to the consortium and approval of the settlement on the conditions of the accession of such a new Party - Withdrawal of a Party from the consortium and the approval of the settlement on the conditions of the withdrawal - Identification of a breach by a Party of its obligations under this Consortium Agreement or the Grant Agreement - Declaration of a Party to be a Defaulting Party - Remedies to be performed by a Defaulting Party - Termination of a Defaulting Party’s participation in the consortium and measures relating thereto - Proposal to the Funding Authority for a change of the Coordinator - Proposal to the Funding Authority for suspension of all or part of the Project - Proposal to the Funding Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Appointments - Agree on the SecretariatMembers of the Management Support Team, upon a proposal by the Coordinator. In the case of abolished tasks as a result of a decision of the Steering Committee, Members shall rearrange the tasks of the Parties concerned. Such rearrangement shall take into consideration the legitimate commitments taken prior to the decisions, which cannot be cancelled.

Decisions of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee Committee, shall be free to act on its own initiative to formulate proposals and take decisions in accordance with the procedures set out herein. The following decisions shall be taken by the Steering Committee: Content, finances and intellectual property rights - − Proposals for changes to Annexes 1 and 2 of the Grant Agreement to be agreed by the Funding Granting Authority - − Changes to the Consortium Plan - − Modifications to or withdrawal of Background in Attachment 1 (Background Included) - − Additions to Attachment 3 (List of Third Parties for simplified transfer according to Section 8.3.2) - Additions to − Modifications of lump sum shares identified in Attachment 4 (Identified Affiliated Entities) Budget distribution by work package and by Party). Evolution of the consortium - − Entry of a new Party to the consortium Project and approval of the settlement on the conditions of the accession of such a new Party - − Withdrawal of a Party from the consortium Project and the approval of the settlement on the conditions of the withdrawal - − Proposal to the Granting Authority for a change of the Coordinator − Proposal to the Granting Authority for suspension of all or part of the Project − Proposal to the Granting Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Breach, defaulting party status and litigation − Identification of a breach by a Party of its obligations under this Consortium Agreement or the Grant Agreement - − Declaration of a Party to be a Defaulting Party - − Remedies to be performed by a Defaulting Party - − Termination of a Defaulting Party’s participation in the consortium and measures relating thereto - Proposal − Steps to be taken for litigation purposes and the Funding Authority for a change coverage of litigation costs in case of joint claims of the Coordinator - Proposal to the Funding Authority for suspension of all or part parties of the Project - Proposal to the Funding Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Appointments - Agree on the Secretariat, upon consortium against a proposal by the Coordinator. Party (Section 7.1.4) In the case of abolished tasks as a result of a decision of the Steering Committee, Members shall rearrange the tasks of the Parties concerned. Such rearrangement shall take into consideration the any prior legitimate commitments taken prior to the decisions, which cannot be cancelled.. Coordinator

Decisions of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall be free to act on its own initiative to formulate proposals and take decisions in accordance with the procedures set out herein. The following decisions shall be taken by the Steering Committee: Content, finances and intellectual property rights - Proposals for changes to Annex I of the Grant Agreement EC-GA to be agreed by the Funding Authority European Commission - Changes to the Consortium Plan (including the Consortium Budget) - Modifications to Withdrawals from Attachment 1 (Background Includedincluded) - Additions to Attachment 3 2 (List of Third Parties for simplified transfer according to Section 8.3.2Background excluded) - Additions to Attachment 4 (Identified Listed Affiliated Entities) - Additions to Attachment 6 (List of Third Parties) Evolution of the consortium Consortium - Entry of a new Party to the consortium Consortium and approval of the settlement on the conditions of the accession of such a new Party - Withdrawal of a Party from the consortium Consortium and the approval of the settlement on the conditions of the withdrawal - Identification of a breach by a Party of its obligations under this Consortium Agreement or the Grant Agreement - Declaration of a Party to be a Defaulting Party - Remedies to be performed by a Defaulting Party - Termination of a Defaulting Party’s participation in the consortium Consortium and measures relating thereto - Proposal to the Funding Authority European Commission for a change of the Coordinator - Proposal to the Funding Authority European Commission for suspension of all or part of the Project - Proposal to the Funding Authority European Commission for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Appointments - Agree on the Secretariat, upon a proposal by the Coordinator. In the case of abolished tasks as a result of a decision of the Steering Committee, Members shall rearrange the tasks of the Parties concerned. Such rearrangement shall take into consideration the legitimate commitments taken prior to the decisions, which cannot be cancelled.

Decisions of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee Committee, shall be free to act on its own initiative to formulate proposals and take decisions in accordance with the procedures set out herein. The following decisions shall be taken by the Steering Committee: Content, finances and intellectual property rights - − Proposals for changes to Annexes 1 and 2 of the Grant Agreement to be agreed (i.e the Consortium Plan), raised by the Funding Authority - a WP Leader or a Party; − Changes to the Consortium Plan - to be approved by the Granting Authority (including budget aspects); − Modifications to or withdrawal of Background in Attachment 1 (Background Included) - − Additions to Attachment 3 (List of Third Parties for simplified transfer according to Section 8.3.2) - − Additions to Attachment 4 (Identified Affiliated Entitiesentities under the same control) − Changes to the Consortium Agreement Evolution of the consortium - − Entry of a new Party to the consortium Project and approval of the settlement on the conditions of the accession of such a new Party - − Withdrawal of a Party from the consortium Project and the approval of the settlement on the conditions of the withdrawal - − Identification of a breach by a Party of its obligations under this Consortium Agreement or the Grant Agreement - − Declaration of a Party to be a Defaulting Party - − Remedies to be performed by a Defaulting Party - − Termination of a Defaulting Party’s participation in the consortium and measures relating thereto - − Proposal to the Funding Granting Authority for a change of the Coordinator - − Proposal to the Funding Granting Authority for suspension of all or part of the Project - − Proposal to the Funding Granting Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Appointments - Agree on the Secretariat, upon a proposal by the Coordinator. − External Advisory Board Members In the case of abolished tasks as a result of a decision of the Steering Committee, Members shall rearrange the tasks of the Parties concerned. Such rearrangement shall take into consideration the any prior legitimate commitments taken prior to the decisions, which cannot be cancelledcanceled.

Decisions of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall be free to act on its own initiative to formulate proposals and take decisions in accordance with the procedures set out herein. The following decisions shall be taken by the Steering Committee: Content, finances and intellectual property rights - − Proposals for changes to Annexes 1 and 2 of the Grant Agreement to be agreed by the Funding Authority - Authority; − Changes to the Consortium Plan - Plan; − Modifications to Attachment 1 (Background Included) - ); − Additions to Attachment 3 (List of Third Parties for simplified transfer according to Section 8.3.2) - 8.5.2); − Additions to Attachment 4 (Identified Affiliated Entities) ); − Strategy for adequate dissemination and exploitation of the Results. Evolution of the consortium - Consortium − Entry of a new Party to the consortium Consortium and approval of the settlement on the conditions of the accession of such a new Party - Party; − Withdrawal of a Party from the consortium Consortium and the approval of the settlement on the conditions of the withdrawal - withdrawal; − Identification of a breach by a Party of its obligations under this Consortium Agreement or the Grant Agreement - Agreement; − Declaration of a Party to be a Defaulting Party - Party; − Remedies to be performed by a Defaulting Party - Party; − Termination of a Defaulting Party’s participation in the consortium Consortium and measures relating thereto - thereto; − Proposal to the Funding Authority for a change of the Coordinator - Coordinator; − Proposal to the Funding Authority for suspension of all or part of the Project - Project; − Proposal to the Funding Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Appointments - Agree on the Secretariat, upon a proposal by the CoordinatorAgreement. In the case of abolished tasks as a result of a decision of the Steering Committee, Members shall rearrange the tasks of the Parties concerned. Such rearrangement shall take into consideration the legitimate commitments taken prior to the decisions, which cannot be cancelled.. Coordinator

Decisions of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee shall be free to act on its own initiative to formulate proposals and take decisions in accordance with the procedures set out herein. The following decisions shall be taken by the Steering Committee: Content, finances and intellectual property rights - • Proposals for changes to the Grant Agreement to be agreed by the Funding Authority - Changes to the Consortium Plan - Modifications to Attachment 1 (Background Included) - Additions to Attachment 3 (List of Third Parties for simplified transfer according to Section 8.3.2) - Additions to Attachment 4 (Identified Affiliated Entities) Evolution of the consortium - Executive Agency • Entry of a new Party beneficiary to the consortium and approval of the settlement on the conditions of the accession of such a new Party - beneficiary • Withdrawal of a Party beneficiary from the consortium partnership and the approval of the settlement on the conditions of the withdrawal - • Identification of a breach by a Party beneficiary of its obligations under this Consortium Partnership Agreement or the Grant Agreement - • Declaration of a Party beneficiary to be a Defaulting Party - defaulting beneficiary • Remedies to be performed by a Defaulting Party - defaulting beneficiary • Termination of a Defaulting Partydefaulting beneficiary’s participation in the consortium and measures relating thereto - • Proposal to the Funding Authority for a change of the Coordinator - Proposal to the Funding Authority Executive Agency for suspension of all or part of the Project - • Proposal to the Funding Authority Executive Agency for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement Partnership Agreement. • Appointments - Agree on the Secretariat, upon a proposal by the Coordinator. • In the case of abolished tasks as a result of a decision of the Steering Committee, Members shall rearrange the tasks of the Parties Beneficiaries concerned. Such rearrangement shall take into consideration the legitimate commitments taken prior to the decisions, which cannot be cancelled. From a scientific point of view, the goals and tasks of the Steering Committee are: • Discussing and developing the scientific strategy. • Providing input to project development, including evaluation strategy; • Defining and helping to achieve project outcomes; • Ensuring optimal use of the knowledge generated; • Evaluation of the quality of research. • Identification of project priorities (where most energy should be directed) and of potential risks (including timing) at the earliest possible stage, so that efficient counter measures are taken, proposing contingency plans if necessary; • Monitoring project quality From a managerial point of view, its goals and tasks are: • Being responsible for routine management and progression of the project; • Overseeing the Actions and ensuring their correct implementation; • Supporting the coordinator in preparing meetings and compiling data; • Follow-up of the performance of the tasks, activities and deliverables; • Input to and approval of reports to be submitted to the Executive Agency.